RFR 9: 8138963 : java.lang.Objects new method to default to non-null (original) (raw)

Ivan Gerasimov ivan.gerasimov at oracle.com
Tue Oct 6 13:53:47 UTC 2015


Hi Roger!

I didn't notice the message, so first commented in the Jira.

Would it make sense to also add a variant with the second argument of type Supplier, so that it can be lazily calculated only if needed? Something like: public static T nonNull(T obj, Supplier nullDefaultSupplier) { return (obj != null) ? obj : nullDefaultSupplier.get(); }

Sincerely yours, Ivan

On 06.10.2015 16:43, Roger Riggs wrote:

Java.lang.Objects contains a number of convenience methods to make it easier to handle references that are null. For example, toString(obj, nullDefault),

A new method is proposed to return the reference or a default value if the reference is null. static T nonNull(T obj, T nullDefault); Alternatives to the method name include nonNullOrElse ( using the java.util.Optional name pattern) or nonNullOrDefault Please review and comment. Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-object-non-null/ Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8138963 Thanks, Roger



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